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"Amphibian Foundation Open House." Atlanta's Amphibian Foundation opens its doors to the public for the first time, featuring a "Ribbit Exhibit" of amphibian art and photographs, tours of research labs, food and drink and an art and gift sale. From 6 to 10 pm at 4055 Roswell Road NE, 30342.

"Exploring Planet Formation with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array." A talk by David Wilner, an astrophysicist from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. He will explain how, in order to understand where Earth comes from, we have to look beyond what's visible to the human eye using radio telescopes. His talk will cover both basic ideas and open questions about planet formation. At 8 pm in the Bradley Observatory of Agnes Scott College.

"Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Southeast." Kelli Stidham Hall will discuss her research to understand and address the intersections between reproductive health and other dimensions of health and wellbeing during adolescence and young adulthood, in both the United States and in Africa. At noon in Emory's Claudia Nance Rollins Building, room 6001.

Monday, February 5

Sick of Race

"Sick of Race: How Racism Harms and Misleads Medicine." Anthropologist Lance Gravlee, from the University of Florida, will show how hidden assumptions about race, genes and biology infect contemporary medicine and how integrating theory and methods from the social and biological sciences clarifies the health effects of systemic racism. At 4 pm in Emory Anthropology, room 206.For more events, click on links to Emory calendars: